Select one or more items from each column and use these to create an interesting story.
Characters
Settings
Conflict/problem
a spoilt child
an angry policeman
a lonely old lady
a persistent salesperson
an unsuspecting bank teller
clever thieves
a cunning cat-burglar
a shoplifter
a group of school children
a mad professor
an impatient motorist
two pirates
a desperate student
a repentant thief
an alien
a mean stepmother
a time traveller
a wicked wizard
a giant
big bad wolf
a kind witch
a wicked witch
a beautiful princess
a handsome prince
an ugly princess
a midget
an ugly prince
a golden-haired girl
pixies and elves
your parents
a brother/sister
a crazy scientist
a yacht in the Pacific
a football final
a busy market
a crowded lift
a circus arena
an empty building
wharves
at the beach
a peaceful country lane
a windowless tower
a dark cave
a musty attic
deep in the sewers
a deserted street
a lonely morgue
a ghost town
in a land called……..
in an ancient castle
on the edge of a forest
in a far away land
a secluded beach
in a strange land
outer space
on the planet……….
a rickety spaceship
a cemetery
at grandma’s house
a strange holiday house
at the MCG
in the past
…..years into the future
in a posh hotel
a cheating friend
a perfect crime
a lost child
stolen money
they were surrounded
followed by a stranger
a precious diamond
caught red-handed
a lost wallet
what else could go wrong?
all alone and frightened
the car was out of control
no food and water
a hurricane is approaching
the door slammed shut
a screaming baby
a flat bike tyre
a Martian approaches you
the stolen boa constrictor
the boat began to sink
a volcanic eruption
a fallen tree blocked the road
can’t go to the ball
a monster is chasing you
pricks finger and falls asleep
eats a poisoned apple
queen wants to kill him/her
finds one million dollars
stranded on a tropical island
a broken down car
in the eye of a storm
a locked door
Select one or more items from each column and use these to create an interesting story.
an angry policeman
a lonely old lady
a persistent salesperson
an unsuspecting bank teller
clever thieves
a cunning cat-burglar
a shoplifter
a group of school children
a mad professor
an impatient motorist
two pirates
a desperate student
a repentant thief
an alien
a mean stepmother
a time traveller
a wicked wizard
a giant
big bad wolf
a kind witch
a wicked witch
a beautiful princess
a handsome prince
an ugly princess
a midget
an ugly prince
a golden-haired girl
pixies and elves
your parents
a brother/sister
a crazy scientist
a football final
a busy market
a crowded lift
a circus arena
an empty building
wharves
at the beach
a peaceful country lane
a windowless tower
a dark cave
a musty attic
deep in the sewers
a deserted street
a lonely morgue
a ghost town
in a land called……..
in an ancient castle
on the edge of a forest
in a far away land
a secluded beach
in a strange land
outer space
on the planet……….
a rickety spaceship
a cemetery
at grandma’s house
a strange holiday house
at the MCG
in the past
…..years into the future
in a posh hotel
a perfect crime
a lost child
stolen money
they were surrounded
followed by a stranger
a precious diamond
caught red-handed
a lost wallet
what else could go wrong?
all alone and frightened
the car was out of control
no food and water
a hurricane is approaching
the door slammed shut
a screaming baby
a flat bike tyre
a Martian approaches you
the stolen boa constrictor
the boat began to sink
a volcanic eruption
a fallen tree blocked the road
can’t go to the ball
a monster is chasing you
pricks finger and falls asleep
eats a poisoned apple
queen wants to kill him/her
finds one million dollars
stranded on a tropical island
a broken down car
in the eye of a storm
a locked door